Jazz Articles about Michael Bisio

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Michael Bisio Five Bass Hit: Live at Vision Fest. XII; By Any Other Name; Collar City Creatology; Colored Houses; Sideways

by John Sharpe
July 4, 2009

Michael Bisio Quartet live at Vision Fest. XII NotTwo 2009 Old Dog By Any Other Name Porter Records 2009 Michael Bisio/ George Muscatello/ Dean Sharp Collar City Creatology MJB Records 2008 Jack Gold-Molina Colored Houses Sol Disk 2009 Bob Gluck ...

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Michael Bisio Quartet: CIMP 360: Circle This

by Lyn Horton
August 9, 2007

A musical voice is hard to acquire for one musician much less a quartet. But there is always a beginning. The musical ingredients need to be simultaneously strong and viable. Compatibility of the instruments stands out as an element of connectivity. And the willingness from the band members to stick together is the glue that assures that a “sound will come through.

Bassist Michael Bisio leads such a band, formed in January 2005 and made up of Avram ...

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Michael Bisio - Tomas Ulrich: Pulling Strings

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 11, 2007

Due veterani della etichetta discografica CIMP e del suo modo di interpretare la registrazione (senza missaggio a posteriori) si incontrano, questa volta senza accompagnamento di sorta, in una situazione abbastanza inusuale (ed anche difficile per l'ascoltatore). Il duo contrabbasso/violoncello è certamente per spiriti forti, ma i due intrepidi musicisti riescono a portare a compimento un'impresa musicale che si ascolta bene su un impianto ad altissima fedeltà, dove è possibile apprezzare tutte le possibili vibrazioni degli strumenti, compresa la neve che ...

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Michael Bisio & Tomas Ulrich: Pulling Strings

by Kurt Gottschalk
December 21, 2006

Of all the string lineups, the bass and cello don't often get to hang together. The generally underutilized cello is often called in place of the bigger bass, or sometimes (as in Ron Carter's case) is used as a second instrument. The bass is generally not invited to string quartet parties, and it's generally paired with higher-pitched instruments or left with supplanting rhythm. Michael Bisio and Tomas Ulrich, however, find a terrain to stake claim to in the low-register duo. ...

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Michael Bisio: Undulations

by Glenn Astarita
December 1, 2000

Seattle-based composer/bassist Michael Bisio has crafted a sure-fired winner with this release titled, Undulations. The bassist’s well-orchestrated miniatures surge forward with the grace and zeal of a big band, especially on the steamy opener titled, “Doesn’t Really”. Here, West Coast trumpeter Rob Blakeslee goes head to head with viola performer Jim Nolet in concert with an enthusiastic swing vamp as the quintet renders darting lines atop pianist Bob Nell’s blazing arpeggios and swiftly executed single note leads. However, the rapid ...

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Michael Bisio / Eyvind Kang: MBEK

by Derek Taylor
July 1, 2000

An entire program of tandem string discourse may seem at first perusal like at unsavory offering. Few are the numbers of improvising string aggregations that can make such a combination work. Fortunately, as becomes immediately apparent once the music here begins Michael Bisio and Eyvind Kang are string stylists of the strong distinction and their collective mastery of pitch and timbre allows for an infinite array of sonic possibilities. Bisio has collaborated with some of the legends of creative music ...